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administration and private business. there are a lot of people unhappy with how gm went down. rattner. the whole thing is a communist issue if you're going to get the government involved. >> same thing with the bondholders, when they fell in this whole thing. >> the gm bailout and the auto bailout. there's already people that don't like it. they will already tell you, it was done to benefit the unions. so all this is going to do is just -- they're already tainted with that. this is just going to confirm that a lot of that was -- >> there were some deals cut, the people thought that this was raw. but if you look at gm and -- >> but say it. we will fund the pensions of the union employees, the salaried employees, we're not going to fund. we're trying to save money somewhere because not everybody can get it. we choose the unions, the other gooits guys get -- >> you can sugar coat it any way you want. that's where@stench comes in. >> that's your rahm emanuel in chicago, but not so much from the teachers union. >>> anyway, wh
administration and private business. there are a lot of people unhappy with how gm went down. rattner. the whole thing is a communist issue if you're going to get the government involved. >> same thing with the bondholders, when they fell in this whole thing. >> the gm bailout and the auto bailout. there's already people that don't like it. they will already tell you, it was done to benefit the unions. so all this is going to do is just -- they're already tainted with that. this is...
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. >> the obama administration faces growin opposition from voters a new wasngton post bomb shows nearly two thirds are agast his plan. and we'll carry at dress tomorrow night. you can see it live here on abc 7 news at 6:00. >> another run in with the l for george zimmerman. the former night watchman detainedoday after his estranged wife called 911 during a fight. shelly zimmerman says george dwlented skmer her fwaerj a gun during the argument. lice officers detained zimmerman but did not arrest him n a frantic 91 call shelly said she was scared for her life. >> he keeps saying step oser. he's just threatening all of us. >> step closer and what? >> and he's going to shoot us. i don't know what he's capable of. >> shelly says she was not press charges against george. she filed for divorce last week. >>> aperfect example of wha first responders do when lives are at stake two. officers used a hood of a patrol car to rescue twoeople. >> y can sfree sky 7 vantage point how e fire spread quickly through theouse, police officer joel lavano notice aid person through this window. an occupant had
. >> the obama administration faces growin opposition from voters a new wasngton post bomb shows nearly two thirds are agast his plan. and we'll carry at dress tomorrow night. you can see it live here on abc 7 news at 6:00. >> another run in with the l for george zimmerman. the former night watchman detainedoday after his estranged wife called 911 during a fight. shelly zimmerman says george dwlented skmer her fwaerj a gun during the argument. lice officers detained zimmerman but...
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the obama administration says it will take a hard look at the russian proposal, but it would not commit to a deadline. >> they don't have a time loin to give to you, what i can say is that it obviously will take some time, there are technical aspects. involved in developing a plan for securing syria's chemical weapons, and verifying their location, and put egg them under international control. >> meanwhile, a u.n. inspectors are reportedly expected to deliver their report on last month's chemical weapons attack outside damascus. 20 the u.n. security council, sometime next week. if the inspectors report does show that toxic gas was used a question here, will it be proven that bashar al assayed was personally responsible and for that can be the case, if that can be proved, question h be held accountable. as we saw in our live town hall in this program last night, the debate about a clear solution is far from settled. >> between the u.n. and the regime -- >> you will only answer one question, you only answer whether chemical weapons were asked or not, you are not allowed to answer the more
the obama administration says it will take a hard look at the russian proposal, but it would not commit to a deadline. >> they don't have a time loin to give to you, what i can say is that it obviously will take some time, there are technical aspects. involved in developing a plan for securing syria's chemical weapons, and verifying their location, and put egg them under international control. >> meanwhile, a u.n. inspectors are reportedly expected to deliver their report on last...
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it's been happening for a while. 19 now have moved into the obama administration, which is unheard of in past years. but they seem to love him. >> steve: it does seem like it's a revolving door in the media from the left, although it does occasionally happen on the right. we've got, for instance, so far with this administration, 15 is the number since 2009. bush administration w's had three and clinton had a single one. >> right. it's very, very common it seems like. you've had linda douglas left abc to go to the white house to manage pr for obamacare, jay carney left time magazine as its bureau chief to go into the vice president's office and then to the white house. shy la murray left the "washington post" to go to the vice president after jay carney left. it seems like this is a recurring pattern. what's so crazy is a lot of them can move back into the media as supposedly objective reporters again. look at george stephanopoulos from the clinton white house to abc. >> steve: i know you think since president obama is the most liberal president we've ever had, this is journalists' way
it's been happening for a while. 19 now have moved into the obama administration, which is unheard of in past years. but they seem to love him. >> steve: it does seem like it's a revolving door in the media from the left, although it does occasionally happen on the right. we've got, for instance, so far with this administration, 15 is the number since 2009. bush administration w's had three and clinton had a single one. >> right. it's very, very common it seems like. you've had...
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the obama administration now trying to convince lawmakers to support the president's proposal for military strikes on syria, but as the white house is finding out, it may be a tough sell. >> a new report claims the nsa went beyond spying on ordinary citizens, to snoop on the e-mails of world leaders, and it comes amid word the drug enforcement administration may have been involved in an even larger spying program. and a 64-year-old woman has become the first person to swim between cuba and florida, without a shark cage. that's all ahead, unless, of course, breaking news changes everything on "studio b." >>> first, from fox at 3:00 eastern, the white house, hard at work this labor day, trying to convince lawmakers to sign off on striking syria. the proposed military action meant to punish the syrian regime for allegedly using chemical weapons on its own citizens. right now president obama is meeting at the white house with lawmakers, including his one-time republican rival for the presidency, senator john mccain. the senator has been one of the strongest supporters of military action in the
the obama administration now trying to convince lawmakers to support the president's proposal for military strikes on syria, but as the white house is finding out, it may be a tough sell. >> a new report claims the nsa went beyond spying on ordinary citizens, to snoop on the e-mails of world leaders, and it comes amid word the drug enforcement administration may have been involved in an even larger spying program. and a 64-year-old woman has become the first person to swim between cuba...
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classified documents reports that the obama administration spied on petrobraa, the oil producer and claims they focused often the computer network there and well as for a money transfer firm. president obama has publicly asserted intelligence gathering is focused on stopping terrorist threats and fighting international crime. james clapper, the u.s. national
classified documents reports that the obama administration spied on petrobraa, the oil producer and claims they focused often the computer network there and well as for a money transfer firm. president obama has publicly asserted intelligence gathering is focused on stopping terrorist threats and fighting international crime. james clapper, the u.s. national
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the obama administration goes on a media blitz to convince a skeptical public to support military action in syria. >>> in our signature segment, broadway's most celebrated living composer and lyricist, stephen sondheim. >> i can't imagine anybody approaching every single new project without doubt. in fact, i fink if you do it is probably not going to turn out that well. >> and, from bogota columbia to columbia south carolina, caring for the homeless next, on pbs newshour weekend >>> made possible by judy and josh westin, the wallace family. the cheryl and philip millstein family, rauz ln p. walter. corporate funding provided by mutual of america, designing customized, individual and group retirement products. that is why we are your retirement company. additional support provided by -- and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. this is pbs news hour weekend. >>> good evening. thanks for joining us on this first sunday of our new broadcast. i'm hari sreenivasan. the president of syria, bashar-al-assad, said he
the obama administration goes on a media blitz to convince a skeptical public to support military action in syria. >>> in our signature segment, broadway's most celebrated living composer and lyricist, stephen sondheim. >> i can't imagine anybody approaching every single new project without doubt. in fact, i fink if you do it is probably not going to turn out that well. >> and, from bogota columbia to columbia south carolina, caring for the homeless next, on pbs newshour...
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you want to surprise yourself. >> recapping today's top story, the obama administration continues to press its case for a military strike in syria. that's it for this edition of pbs "newshour weekend." i'm hari sreenivasan. pbs "newshour weekend." i'm hari sreenivasan. we'll see you tomorrow. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ ( horns honking ) mexico city-- one of the largest concentrations of humanity anywhere on the planet. it's currently estimated that around 26 million people live here, and the city stretches for miles in all directions. but scratch the surface and you'll find there was once another great city here, one that rivaled in size and complexity the cities of europe, but whose religion, rights and ways of life and death, were utterly alien to europeans.
you want to surprise yourself. >> recapping today's top story, the obama administration continues to press its case for a military strike in syria. that's it for this edition of pbs "newshour weekend." i'm hari sreenivasan. pbs "newshour weekend." i'm hari sreenivasan. we'll see you tomorrow. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ ( horns honking ) mexico city-- one of the largest concentrations of humanity anywhere on the planet. it's currently estimated that...
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the government, the obama administration, the obama justice department, is of the opinion that the constitution does not apply to it except when it is engaged in investigations of crimes that have already occurred. so if they are trying to find out things about all of us, some of whom are bad, most of whom are good, they can do so without complying with the constitution because they're trying to gather intelligence. so this argument, the constitution only restrains the government when it is investigating a crime that has already been committed, but it does not restrain the government when it's trying to stop a crime before it happened, that's absurd. that violates 230 years of constitutional history because the government has taken an oath to uphold the constitution all the time and the supreme court said it applies to the government in everything it does. >>steve: we've learned through drips and drabs how gigantic this thing started out. you've got a great op-ed where you detail it where first it was through snowden where they're looking at verizon customers. now we find out they're looking at
the government, the obama administration, the obama justice department, is of the opinion that the constitution does not apply to it except when it is engaged in investigations of crimes that have already occurred. so if they are trying to find out things about all of us, some of whom are bad, most of whom are good, they can do so without complying with the constitution because they're trying to gather intelligence. so this argument, the constitution only restrains the government when it is...
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some have said that the obama administration is hostile to religion. in this case and those argued a couple of years ago, they have taken a position that is very side,n the pro-religion even more dramatically a couple years ago the administration asked the supreme court to reverse precedents and make it easier for religious schools to subsidies ined arizona. so at least for those covering the supreme court, they don't not to have -- they have always sided against religious institutions or program ages advocates that the supreme court's. >> tremendous. we have three more cases to turn to before we get to your questions. in about 10 minutes. i am going to talk about the minor trivial subject of abortion. [laughter] it is an area of the law that fits the bill -- it's a situation. the first one is about abortion protest. it is a first amendment free- speech case. this is about protesters at facilities and medical health clinics that offer medical or surgical abortion. you have to step back to the previous precedent which was called hill versus colorado wit
some have said that the obama administration is hostile to religion. in this case and those argued a couple of years ago, they have taken a position that is very side,n the pro-religion even more dramatically a couple years ago the administration asked the supreme court to reverse precedents and make it easier for religious schools to subsidies ined arizona. so at least for those covering the supreme court, they don't not to have -- they have always sided against religious institutions or...
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/russian relationship much heralded as the dawn of the obama administration has greatly complicated u.s. efforts throughout the two-year civil war in syria, where the kremlin has steadfastly backed embattled bashar al assad. >> translator: i think your colleagues could better feel, understand what the position of the russian federation is based on. such a dialogue between parliaments would also play a significant part in the development of russian/american relations on the whole. >> reporter: at the u.n. security council, russia has often been joined by china in blocking action against syria. today, a spokesman for the communist regime in beijing warned the u.s. against unilateral action. >> translator: any action taken by the international community should abide by the principles of the united nations so as to avoid complicating the syrian issue and dragging the middle east down into further disaster. >> reporter: but german chancellor angela merkel, speaking during a televised debate as she tries to win re-election, suggested that the u.s. may return to the security council, harris. >
/russian relationship much heralded as the dawn of the obama administration has greatly complicated u.s. efforts throughout the two-year civil war in syria, where the kremlin has steadfastly backed embattled bashar al assad. >> translator: i think your colleagues could better feel, understand what the position of the russian federation is based on. such a dialogue between parliaments would also play a significant part in the development of russian/american relations on the whole. >>...
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>> after the assad regime crossed president obama's red line there was some disagreement in the administration about whether or not they should come and ask congress for permission to use military force in syria. >> there was no decision not to do that, and the president has the right to do that, and we argued -- we discussed the options in the context of his right to take that action. the president then made the decision that he thought we would be stronger and the united states would act with greater moral authority and greater strength if we acted in a united way. >> today's "new york teams" cites a senior white house aide who says president obama wants to include congress now in case he needs to come back again and ask for authorization to attack elsewhere like iran. many members of congress are pleased they now have a say in the way forward including house gop leadership who gave us this statement, quote, we are glad the president is seeking authorization for any military action in syria in response to sub substantive questions being raised. we expect a house to measure the week of septem
>> after the assad regime crossed president obama's red line there was some disagreement in the administration about whether or not they should come and ask congress for permission to use military force in syria. >> there was no decision not to do that, and the president has the right to do that, and we argued -- we discussed the options in the context of his right to take that action. the president then made the decision that he thought we would be stronger and the united states...
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on sunday, president obama accepted summers' decision to withdraw his name. specifically democrats, summers conceded it would be tough, this confirmation battle ahead. the president is expected to announce the nominee as early this month. the current chairman ben bernancke's term runs out in january. one name we should keep an eye on is janet yellen. >> thank you, peter. >>> and miss new york is miss america. 24-year-old nina doulouri is the first indian-american to win the pageant. >> we will talk about that more in trending. >>> let's get back to the top story. the shooting at the navy yard. pete williams has more on what has gone on here. we heard reports of multiple injuries. pete, good morning to you. what can you tell us? >> it does sound there are reports of fatalities. we heard there are probably nine or ten shooting victims. the number of fatalities, we're not quite sure of it, it could be four or five. it is still rapidly unfolding. there have been reports that police have known where the person firing the shots was and was responding to them. we're
on sunday, president obama accepted summers' decision to withdraw his name. specifically democrats, summers conceded it would be tough, this confirmation battle ahead. the president is expected to announce the nominee as early this month. the current chairman ben bernancke's term runs out in january. one name we should keep an eye on is janet yellen. >> thank you, peter. >>> and miss new york is miss america. 24-year-old nina doulouri is the first indian-american to win the...
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when president obama gave his big climate speech back in june this year he vowed that his administration would enforce tough new standards on all power plants, and on new and existing power plants. he said the old ones wouldn't just be grandfathered in, since after all, they pollute the most. the rules for plants that do not exist are rules out now. the rules for the thousands of plants that do exist, for those we're supposed to wait another year at least. why do we have to wait? if president obama and the epa are able to do this without needing to seek the approval of the denial change and caucus, why not just do it now? joining us now is our administrator of the environmental protection agency, thank you for joining us. >> great to be here, rachel, thanks. >> so why the decision to make the rule for only new power plants now? why do we have to wait until next year for any new rules about existing ones. >> well, actually rachel, we announced existing ones, we announced rules that we'll take public comments on those. at the same time, we announced rules for us to lay out the proposals ne
when president obama gave his big climate speech back in june this year he vowed that his administration would enforce tough new standards on all power plants, and on new and existing power plants. he said the old ones wouldn't just be grandfathered in, since after all, they pollute the most. the rules for plants that do not exist are rules out now. the rules for the thousands of plants that do exist, for those we're supposed to wait another year at least. why do we have to wait? if president...
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fronts, muslim radicals overtaking the middle east have found support in the obama administration. this is by abdallah, a professor at ain shams university in egypt and says that through the proxies in the united states the muslim brotherhood, the islamic nahda of tunisia, the justice party of morocco, and the islamists militias and libya's transitional national council systematically received u.s. support. get this folks. this block of regimes and organizations is now becoming the greatest islamist radical lobby ever to penetrate and infiltrate the white house, congress, the state department and the main decision-making of the united states of america. favoritism and franklin graham just said president obama thousands of christians are being slaughtered. they're told to convert or die. why won't you speak up for your people? you say you're chrtian. i'd ask you the same question mr. president. god bless america. god forgive you. you know jack we're all looking for peace in a troubled world and i want to say to all of our friends watching right now, you can have peace on two levels.
fronts, muslim radicals overtaking the middle east have found support in the obama administration. this is by abdallah, a professor at ain shams university in egypt and says that through the proxies in the united states the muslim brotherhood, the islamic nahda of tunisia, the justice party of morocco, and the islamists militias and libya's transitional national council systematically received u.s. support. get this folks. this block of regimes and organizations is now becoming the greatest...
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no, the obama administration is hoisting this on the bishops. there is nothing that pope francis has said that would give any relief to these people saying all of the sudden the conservatives should shut up. we're not going to shut up. we're in compliance with what the pope says. >> he's saying the word catholic means universe. he says the rule of the religion is love. >> that's right. >> not to cherry pick statistics and try to blame homosexuals for being pedophiles. >> whoever said that? >> here is what -- the suggestion is that all of this was consensual because of the age of the victims. >> consensual, when people gate raped it's not consensual. i would have put these guys in the slammer a long time ago. instead they think they could reform them, send them off to the psychiatrist. that's stupidity. >> very few will disagree with that. the way the church handle the the situation is a large part of the stain on the church now but it is the discussion of homosexuality and the blame of them as somehow predatory that is -- >> i'll say it again --
no, the obama administration is hoisting this on the bishops. there is nothing that pope francis has said that would give any relief to these people saying all of the sudden the conservatives should shut up. we're not going to shut up. we're in compliance with what the pope says. >> he's saying the word catholic means universe. he says the rule of the religion is love. >> that's right. >> not to cherry pick statistics and try to blame homosexuals for being pedophiles. >>...
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obama emphasizes the anniversary. this is the fifth year. we're growing 1 1/2%, historically low and with no process pelspec prospect. there's nothing to show we're accelerating. obama passed the stimulus, biggest in the history of the world that he said would jump start the economy. it didn't. as a result the fed had to keep it on life support. this is a trillion dollars a year he is pumping in. multiply by twelve, that's a trillion dollars a year for several years. the economy is stuck and not going anywhere. >> let's talk about the situation on capitol hill. rich, it was interesting because house speaker boehner was trying to do something to keep funding the government short term end of december, add a rider to defund obama care, something to be easily plucked off by the senate and everybody would agree to pass the short term continuing resolution. conservative faction, tea party faction for lack of a better phrase wouldn't go along. they said if you're going to defund obama care, wept it we want it linked. boehner goes along with it. >>
obama emphasizes the anniversary. this is the fifth year. we're growing 1 1/2%, historically low and with no process pelspec prospect. there's nothing to show we're accelerating. obama passed the stimulus, biggest in the history of the world that he said would jump start the economy. it didn't. as a result the fed had to keep it on life support. this is a trillion dollars a year he is pumping in. multiply by twelve, that's a trillion dollars a year for several years. the economy is stuck and...
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dozens of parents are suing the obama administration because they want something done about it. "the tonight show"" with jay leno. . >> he went for 21 hours 19 minutes nonstop. 8 hours short of the record when someone asked joe biden hey, what's new and he went on and on and on. ♪ nice car. sure is. make a deal with me, kid, and you can have the car and everything that goes along with it. [ thunder crashes, tires squeal ] ♪ ♪ so, what do you say? thanks... but i think i got this. ♪ [ male announcer ] the all-new cla. starting at $29,900. i want peacocks. peacocks? walking the grounds. in tuscany. [ man ] her parents didn't expect her dreams to be so ambitious. italy? oh, that's not good. [ man ] by exploring their options, they learned that instead of going to italy, they could use a home equity loan to renovate their yard and have a beautiful wedding right here while possibly increasing the value of their home. you and roger could get married in our backyard. it's robert, dad. [ female announcer ] come in to find the right credit options for your needs. because when peo
dozens of parents are suing the obama administration because they want something done about it. "the tonight show"" with jay leno. . >> he went for 21 hours 19 minutes nonstop. 8 hours short of the record when someone asked joe biden hey, what's new and he went on and on and on. ♪ nice car. sure is. make a deal with me, kid, and you can have the car and everything that goes along with it. [ thunder crashes, tires squeal ] ♪ ♪ so, what do you say? thanks... but i think...
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(laughter) now while this development puts a crimp in what has been the obama administration's push to rally the nation behind one of those not wars we like to engage in from time to time-- (laughter) the president still on tuesday night interrupted the prime time schedules of every major television network to walk down i killed bin laden lane-- (laughter) and make the case for american intervention in syria! because going ahead and making the speech even after the russians made that offer, and the syrians accepted it, was the best thing to do. not because they had put a deposit down on that time-- (laughter) before momentum swung to a more peaceful resolution. and apparently they can't get their money back. (laughter) the heart of the president's argument was simple. >> my fellow americans, for nearly seven decades the united station has-- united states has been the anchor of global security this has meant doing more than forging international agreements. it has meant encourse-- enforcing them. that's what makes america different, that's what makes us exceptional. >> jon: well-- no. (
(laughter) now while this development puts a crimp in what has been the obama administration's push to rally the nation behind one of those not wars we like to engage in from time to time-- (laughter) the president still on tuesday night interrupted the prime time schedules of every major television network to walk down i killed bin laden lane-- (laughter) and make the case for american intervention in syria! because going ahead and making the speech even after the russians made that offer, and...
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administration, living in a hospital for 7,400 nights. she lived for more than 20 years in beth israel hospital in new york city. perfectly healthy. she had some facial cancer. she had gone in and she felt better, and they charged her about $400,000 a year to live there. >> jon: so a normal rent? >> exactly. so she stayed. >> jon: what is incredible to me is this woman is sort of -- was a living embodiment of this era of american dominance. do you know a man called horse -- >> dustman hoffman? >> jon: yes. it was an incredible story. she was going to take to go to europe on the return trip of the titanic. >> my co-author is her cousin, and he had spoken to her on the phone. he looked her up in the phone directory. this had not occurred to me. but he spoke to her off and on the phone for nine years. and she described how no, we couldn't go on the titanic. our father showed where we would be sleeping, but it sank. so we weren't able to go on the return trip. >> jon: little disappointments in life. you know how it is. apparently she was incr
administration, living in a hospital for 7,400 nights. she lived for more than 20 years in beth israel hospital in new york city. perfectly healthy. she had some facial cancer. she had gone in and she felt better, and they charged her about $400,000 a year to live there. >> jon: so a normal rent? >> exactly. so she stayed. >> jon: what is incredible to me is this woman is sort of -- was a living embodiment of this era of american dominance. do you know a man called horse --...
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administration wants to get rid of printed textbooks and go to all digital. is that true? >> i think we need to move from print to digital as fast as we can. we spend each year-- every school is underfund p. each year we spend $7 to $9 billion on textbooks which they are obsolete when you buy them. >> stephen: when i was in high school the only thing that kept me getting stuffed into my lock or a daily basis was that it was full of books. how am i going to-- ( applause ) you want to lighten those backpacks. they're far too heavy. and all that steers money we're spending on textbooks, bu put it into digital, into resources students can use right now. >> stephen: he pushed for four-year-olds, a national program where all four-year-olds will have access to preschool. >> absolutely. >> stephen: why do you want to take our children away from us? ( laughter ) they are at their most adorable. and how do you pay for something like that? that's an enormous, enormous price tag. >> it's the best investment we can make. longitudinal studies, 7-to-1 return on investment.
administration wants to get rid of printed textbooks and go to all digital. is that true? >> i think we need to move from print to digital as fast as we can. we spend each year-- every school is underfund p. each year we spend $7 to $9 billion on textbooks which they are obsolete when you buy them. >> stephen: when i was in high school the only thing that kept me getting stuffed into my lock or a daily basis was that it was full of books. how am i going to-- ( applause ) you want to...
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obama's administration does not generally help business. on his watch, the national debt has risen an astounding $6 trillion. that's a scandal. there is no end in sight as democrats don't want to cut spending. the national debt is america's biggest problem. on the president's watch, americans believe china has overtaken the usa as the most powerful economy. iran continues to develop nukes, but putin is supplying materials to them. north korea is upping the program. no resolution on benghazi or palestine and egypt is in chaos. you may remember during my super bowl interview with the president i challenged him on egypt and the muslim brotherhood. >> the muslim brotherhood, great concern to a lot of people. are they a threat to the usa? >> the muslim brotherhood is one faction in egypt. they don't have a majority support in egypt. but they are well organized and there are strains of their ideology that are anti-u.s. there are a bunch of secular folks in egypt and a bunch of educators and civil society in in egypt that wants to come to the floo
obama's administration does not generally help business. on his watch, the national debt has risen an astounding $6 trillion. that's a scandal. there is no end in sight as democrats don't want to cut spending. the national debt is america's biggest problem. on the president's watch, americans believe china has overtaken the usa as the most powerful economy. iran continues to develop nukes, but putin is supplying materials to them. north korea is upping the program. no resolution on benghazi or...
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. >> meanwhile, the obama administration announcing new air cleaning rules. and some say it could cost jobs and new calls for iran to release a iranian pastor that is in prison because he is a christian. >> and u.s. constitution on campus and he caught the whole thing on top. >> as a student passing out anything, you have to have permission. >> isn't that a villes of my first amendment rights. >> i don't believe it is. heart healthy, huh?! ugh! actually progresso's soup has pretty bold flavor. i love bold flavors! i'd love it if you'd open the chute! [ male announcer ] progresso. surprisingly bold flavor for a heart healthy soup. ♪ [ male announcer ] bob's heart attack didn't come with a warning. today his doctor has him on a bayer aspirin regimen to help reduce the risk of another one. if you've had a heart attack, be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. if you've had a heart attack, be sure to talk to your doctor [ female announcer ] some people like to pretend a flood could never happen to them. and that their homeowners insur
. >> meanwhile, the obama administration announcing new air cleaning rules. and some say it could cost jobs and new calls for iran to release a iranian pastor that is in prison because he is a christian. >> and u.s. constitution on campus and he caught the whole thing on top. >> as a student passing out anything, you have to have permission. >> isn't that a villes of my first amendment rights. >> i don't believe it is. heart healthy, huh?! ugh! actually progresso's...
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the russians outmaneuvered the obama administration. it's like we're playing checkers, and putin is playing shirtless chess. ( laughter ) on horse. un that's not easy. well, folks, there it is. crisis averted. now, congress suspends its vete on a military strike, the u.n. secures assad's chemicals stockpiles, and the syrian people can go back to booing killed with conventional weapons. everybody webz. of course that's just my analysis. for more let's get the republican response from senator rand paul who made the rounds on the cable news shows last night after first delivering the traditional "state of the rand" speech. paul has been opposed to military action in the beginning and was thrilled by russia's diplomatic proposal. >> i don't know whether to trust the proposal or not. the question is are they serious? can we trust the participants in this plan? >> stephen: right, you can't always trust. for instance, that thing on your head, you assure us it's hair but i have yet to be convinced it's not a slum berg wombat ready to strike it'
the russians outmaneuvered the obama administration. it's like we're playing checkers, and putin is playing shirtless chess. ( laughter ) on horse. un that's not easy. well, folks, there it is. crisis averted. now, congress suspends its vete on a military strike, the u.n. secures assad's chemicals stockpiles, and the syrian people can go back to booing killed with conventional weapons. everybody webz. of course that's just my analysis. for more let's get the republican response from senator...
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but it's not according to safety advocates, who are fed up with the obama administration. congress ordered the administration to have a rule in place by 2011. a rule on cameras, not a recommendation. >> adding this as a recommendation, simply just underscores that it's an option for a car. my daughter had darted out of the front door. >> reporter: susan's then 3-year-old daughter darted behind her car in 2005, as it wa backing up. with young kate screaming after being run over, her mother was beside herself over what she had done. >> her face was covered in blood. her clothing was turn from the impact. and she was screaming, asking me why i had hit her with the car. >> reporter: the numbers are stunning. on average, every year, 210 deaths, mostly 1-year-old and 2-year-old children. that's four a week. on top of that, there are 15,000 injuries each year. her daughter survived and is now 11. but parents along with three safety organizations, are suing the president's transportation administration. saying it is dragging its feet and ignoring congress. the auto industry says m
but it's not according to safety advocates, who are fed up with the obama administration. congress ordered the administration to have a rule in place by 2011. a rule on cameras, not a recommendation. >> adding this as a recommendation, simply just underscores that it's an option for a car. my daughter had darted out of the front door. >> reporter: susan's then 3-year-old daughter darted behind her car in 2005, as it wa backing up. with young kate screaming after being run over, her...
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they're going to be talking about during the obama administration it was a disaster. so guys like boehner, who is in there working hard and he's got one of the truly hard jobs, they're not going to be discussing him. they're going to be discussing one person. so i really think the pressure is on the president, personally, in terms of his own entity. >> elisabeth: the history books will say that. we're talking about shutdown of government. but shutdown of the private sector is already happening. small businesses not wanting to grow to middle size business structure. you know business better than anybody. what's your take on what's going to happen outside of talking specifically health care? >> what's happening is amazing because people are hiring part-time workers. nobody has ever seen that before. they're firing people that have been with them for many years. people that have worked for a company for 20 and 25 years are now being on a part-time basis. they end up finishing out their careers as part-time workers. that's because of obamacare. because you can avoid obama
they're going to be talking about during the obama administration it was a disaster. so guys like boehner, who is in there working hard and he's got one of the truly hard jobs, they're not going to be discussing him. they're going to be discussing one person. so i really think the pressure is on the president, personally, in terms of his own entity. >> elisabeth: the history books will say that. we're talking about shutdown of government. but shutdown of the private sector is already...
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martha: yeah, i mean that's the big question here, whether or not, obviously the obama administration is betting that, you know, the more money they print and the more liquidity that you put out there it's going to improve lending and it will improve employment down the road swan wally, they will borrow money and improve their companies. that is the idea, right. >> that is the theory. it hasn't worked so far. you could say ben bernanke is bailing out barack obama's failed economic policies. okay you keep on printing a trillion a year, what happens when you stop because sooner or later you have to stop? then what? do we crash? that's the big question. martha: it is whether or not we've got an artificial inflation of the money flow out there is a big question this morning. stuart, thank you. we'll watch how it opens. we'll see you later. bill: i thought what the fed said yesterday was stunning. they were telling us our backs are not off the mat just yet. martha: decreased growth rates going forward. they also said the employment numbers will slip down ever so slightly. when you look at
martha: yeah, i mean that's the big question here, whether or not, obviously the obama administration is betting that, you know, the more money they print and the more liquidity that you put out there it's going to improve lending and it will improve employment down the road swan wally, they will borrow money and improve their companies. that is the idea, right. >> that is the theory. it hasn't worked so far. you could say ben bernanke is bailing out barack obama's failed economic...
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president obama won the support of two key lawmakers today. >> there seems to be emerging from this administration a pretty solid plan. >> reporter: republican senators lindsey graham and john mccain said mr. obama assured them he had a strategy to strengthen the and weaken the assad regime. the senators agreed to sell his plan in advance of a vote next week. >> a vote against that resolution by congress would be catastrophic because it would undermine the credibility of the united states of america and the president of the united states. none of us want that. >> reporter: the president took congress by surprise this weekend when he announced he would seek its authorization before launching missiles. about 100 members raced back to washington for a classified briefing on capitol hill and emerged dubious about the rationale for strikes. texas republican michael burgess. >> certainly the mood in the district that i represent is "do not do this," and i honestly didn't hear anything that told me i ought to have a different position. >> reporter: california democrat janice hahn. >> i think a lot of us
president obama won the support of two key lawmakers today. >> there seems to be emerging from this administration a pretty solid plan. >> reporter: republican senators lindsey graham and john mccain said mr. obama assured them he had a strategy to strengthen the and weaken the assad regime. the senators agreed to sell his plan in advance of a vote next week. >> a vote against that resolution by congress would be catastrophic because it would undermine the credibility of the...
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it has promised to act in the past, but it is not clear if the obama administration has delivered on a pledge to on the rebels. for the united states, this is not just about assad, but the ambitions of iran. iran is a key player in the conflict. it supplies weapons to assad's troops. thousands of hezbollah militia are believed to be fighting alongside assad's forces. the main players in the european union remain divided over serious -- over serious -- over syria. british lawmakers said no to taking part. germany wants any action to have the backing of the united nations. the eu is also split on whether to arm the rebels. it fears the weapons could fall into the hands of islamist extremists. saudi arabia and turkey both want to stake a claim as regional powers. the saudi's have given financial help to the rebels. turkey has provided refuge to the free syrian army. assad's forces have repeatedly attacked the border area between the two countries. for israel, assad used to be a predictable adversary, but as the conflict has raged on, fears of a poison gas attacks have grown. at the same
it has promised to act in the past, but it is not clear if the obama administration has delivered on a pledge to on the rebels. for the united states, this is not just about assad, but the ambitions of iran. iran is a key player in the conflict. it supplies weapons to assad's troops. thousands of hezbollah militia are believed to be fighting alongside assad's forces. the main players in the european union remain divided over serious -- over serious -- over syria. british lawmakers said no to...
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it was handed to them by the obama administration. the o team has given putin, who, by the way, is going to be in office for nine more years. if you look at his entire tenure to include that brief interlude with medvedev as the president, will give vladimir putin the longest tenure since czar peter the great. he is running, manipulating from a dying country. consider this. russia is losing a million people a year. the only thing that they have up until now is they have oil and gas and nuclear weapons. and it is a dying country. they have no credibility in any part of the world. we now have handed them the middle east in the mediterranean. putin's goal has been to keep assad in power. now he has the entire middle east in his hands because he's the savior of the obama administration. this is a disaster of unparallel magnitude in our foreign policy because of the flacid, irresolute -- the resolute desk sits in the oval office. i sat beside a president of the united states at that desk. they ought to pull it out of there with obama in off
it was handed to them by the obama administration. the o team has given putin, who, by the way, is going to be in office for nine more years. if you look at his entire tenure to include that brief interlude with medvedev as the president, will give vladimir putin the longest tenure since czar peter the great. he is running, manipulating from a dying country. consider this. russia is losing a million people a year. the only thing that they have up until now is they have oil and gas and nuclear...
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conventional causes just of ordinary civil war and he was leading a group within the administration saying there's no way to affect the outcome of the ground and you don't go in unless off plan that will actually affect the outcome on ground. hen 1,000 people, 1,4 oh, -- 1,400 if you believe the administration, 350 in some of the international intelligence reports get killed by chemical weapons. this is the great strategic disconnect in his argument because he keeps saying this is a limited strike, a day or two to teach a lesson -- a shot across the bow i think he said to asod. and one of the questions you're hearing from congress i think from people who would otherwise i think be inclined to support him, tell me what happens the day after? gwen: there's a real slippery slope thing going on. >> it's the slippery slope and the disconnect. he says on the one hand he wants assad to be out but the other is this will have no connection to that previous strategy. gwen: this is not about regime change unless when it is, when john mccain says it is. >> we saw on the vote in the community of
conventional causes just of ordinary civil war and he was leading a group within the administration saying there's no way to affect the outcome of the ground and you don't go in unless off plan that will actually affect the outcome on ground. hen 1,000 people, 1,4 oh, -- 1,400 if you believe the administration, 350 in some of the international intelligence reports get killed by chemical weapons. this is the great strategic disconnect in his argument because he keeps saying this is a limited...
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classified documents reports that the obama administration spied on petrobraa, the oil producer and claims they focused often the computer network there and well as for a money transfer firm. president obama has publicly asserted intelligence gathering is focused on stopping terrorist threats and fighting international crime. james clapper, the u.s. national intelligence director responded saying "it is not a secret that the intelligence community collects information about economic and financial matters and terrorist financing." he went on to add that the u.s. doesn't steal trade secrets from foreign companies. the disclosures caused an uproar always you might imagine in brazil and authorities are demanding more information from the united states. >>> well, the youngest leader ever of the naacp is stepping down. he wants to spend more time with his family and also wants to become a college professor. he was named president five years ago when he was just 35. he's been credited with energizing the group's finances and fighting voter i.d. laws. in a statement al sharpen said not only was he
classified documents reports that the obama administration spied on petrobraa, the oil producer and claims they focused often the computer network there and well as for a money transfer firm. president obama has publicly asserted intelligence gathering is focused on stopping terrorist threats and fighting international crime. james clapper, the u.s. national intelligence director responded saying "it is not a secret that the intelligence community collects information about economic and...
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. >> we'll move on to washington where there are new developments on the obama administrations push for military action in syria. the president touched down in sweden overnight on his way to the g-20 summit in russia where syria is expected to take center stage. it's a trip that comes amidst a turn warning from vladimir putin. peter has the details from the white house this morning. peter, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. this is from an interview with the associated press and vladimir putin warned without authorization from the united nations security counsel the u.s. attack would be a violation of international law. he did leave open a small window saying he wouldn't rule out a supported strike but said there isn't enough proof to allow one to happen right now. the president heads from sweden and his next stop is russia where he travels tomorrow for the g-20 economic summit. the president in sweden reiterated his case for action, and he said the international community cannot be silent. >> we believe very strongly with high confidence that in fact chemical weapons were
. >> we'll move on to washington where there are new developments on the obama administrations push for military action in syria. the president touched down in sweden overnight on his way to the g-20 summit in russia where syria is expected to take center stage. it's a trip that comes amidst a turn warning from vladimir putin. peter has the details from the white house this morning. peter, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. this is from an interview with the associated...
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administration, supporter of obama, keep touting this move, this russian plan, as being something of a success. they're saying, you know, look, at the very least, just the threat of a u.s. strike has brought the russians to bring the syrians about to admit they have chemical weapons, to eventually hypothetically putting forth some type of a plan to eventually destroy them. but at the same time, a lot of opposition activists inside syria will look at this and very rightfully say, if that threat of a u.s. strike can force the syrians to the table on the chemical weapons issue, why is that same stick not being applied to something that is perhaps arguably even more pressing, and that is the issue of the need to establish humanitarian corridors to get much needed medical and food aid to areas in the country that are under siege. if we want to talk about the americans testing the russians, testing the syrians, then that should be aid agencies are saying, part of an initial plan. that's quite simple to put forward. establish these humanitarian corridors as an act of good will at this point
administration, supporter of obama, keep touting this move, this russian plan, as being something of a success. they're saying, you know, look, at the very least, just the threat of a u.s. strike has brought the russians to bring the syrians about to admit they have chemical weapons, to eventually hypothetically putting forth some type of a plan to eventually destroy them. but at the same time, a lot of opposition activists inside syria will look at this and very rightfully say, if that threat...
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obama administration officials say the majority of uninsured people will be able to find a policy for 100-bucks or less a month after taxpayer-funded subsidies and medicaid. the uninsured in this state will soon be able to head to the new health insurance marketplace now called "get covered illinois." governor quinn's encouraging people to visit on- line starting october 1. there, you'll be able to compare eight different insurance company offerings side-by-side. at least 300-thousand people are expected to enroll in coverage by next spring. those who don't will face a tax penalty. sending mail might get a little more expensive. 49 cents per stamp. that is the new price proposed by the u.s. postal service. starting in january, the price to send a letter would increase by three cents. sending a post card would also go up by a cent. the proposal, out today, is expected to raise two billion dollars for the struggling postal service. they have already lost four billion dollars this fiscal year, and sixteen billion dollars in 2012. any price changes, however, have to be approved by a regul
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the obama administration is taking the state of north carolina to court. today the justice department will file a lawsuit to block new voting rules. the new rules scale back the time period for early voting and state voters must show a valid photo i.d. critics say it will disenfranchise minority and elderly voters who are less likely to have i.d. supporters of the law, including republican governor matt mccrory, say the law is simple, to fight voter fraud. in june the supreme court struck down part of the voting rights act requiring states to get federal approval before making voting changes. the entire state of north carolina was not covered but several counties were. that prompted attorney general eric hold tore promise to fight any voting laws he considered vim that tore. the justice department has already sued to stop a voter i.d. law in texas. >>> in just a few hours israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu will address the united nations. he's prepared to deliver a stern warning. don't be fooled by iran's sweet talk about his nuclear program. the wa
the obama administration is taking the state of north carolina to court. today the justice department will file a lawsuit to block new voting rules. the new rules scale back the time period for early voting and state voters must show a valid photo i.d. critics say it will disenfranchise minority and elderly voters who are less likely to have i.d. supporters of the law, including republican governor matt mccrory, say the law is simple, to fight voter fraud. in june the supreme court struck down...
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the latest to come out of the obama administration, just a little slap at syria. really, mr. president? now you want the american people after all they've been through to take you at your word and blindly follow you into yet another middle east conflict? hello and welcome to justice. i'm judge jeanine pirro. thanks for being with us tonight. this week the obama administration seeks congressional approval to strike syria. the narrative? we go in for just a couple of days, do a quick military slap, no intention of regime change, and then call it a day. we'll show them. but right now russian and american destroyers and an untold number of submarines are lining up along the syrian coast. iranian fast boats are already in the persian gulf where other american ships are positioned and since we gave them fair warning, mr. president, our enemies in the middle east have been moving assets and preparing to retaliate. it's teed up. once we start the bombing, the syrians will call on their allies, iran and russia. now, let me see if i understand this. we're looking to bomb syria because
the latest to come out of the obama administration, just a little slap at syria. really, mr. president? now you want the american people after all they've been through to take you at your word and blindly follow you into yet another middle east conflict? hello and welcome to justice. i'm judge jeanine pirro. thanks for being with us tonight. this week the obama administration seeks congressional approval to strike syria. the narrative? we go in for just a couple of days, do a quick military...
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administration, maybe after, something like $5 trillion increase? how much of an increase in the debt limit are you asking for? you asked for a clean increase but is there a dollar amount associated with that? >> i don't have a dollar amount but i think that the republicans, and dry with them on this, are looking to get this through the next election. so whatever dollar amount gets to you maybe january of 2015. and the reason for that is, frankly, mr. boehner recognizes the irresponsibility of this action and doesn't want to take his party through it a second time in an election year. as he did not the last time, as recall, in 2011, in which he proposed doing the same thing. i think that's -- i think that would be an agreed opinion-upon objective. -- agreed-upon objective. >> several of you cited 2011. does this feel similar, worse, betser? are you more optimistic this time? i mean, i know all these struggles, but how does that compare to the fight you went through two years ago? >> mr. welch? >> it's worse. that was the first time congress went fro
administration, maybe after, something like $5 trillion increase? how much of an increase in the debt limit are you asking for? you asked for a clean increase but is there a dollar amount associated with that? >> i don't have a dollar amount but i think that the republicans, and dry with them on this, are looking to get this through the next election. so whatever dollar amount gets to you maybe january of 2015. and the reason for that is, frankly, mr. boehner recognizes the...
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topics include the state of the economy and the obama administration's proposals to improve economic growth. as well as challenges the white house faces with congress. see his remarks followed by an interview at 8:15 a.m. eastern here on c span two. >>> later oklahoma governor and national governor association chair delivers remarks on the organization's education and work force training initiative. see that live at 1:00 p.m. eastern also here on c-span2. nd secretary issue general called the report on the use of chemical weapons in syria, quote, chilling reading. and declared the use a war crime and violation of international law. here is a pofertion his -- portion of his remarks. to investigate allegations of the use of chemical weapons in syria has concludeed that comical weapons were used on relatively large scale in damascus on august 21st. causing numerous casualties, particularly among civilians. this morning, i read the mission's report to the security counsel and the member state of the united nations. we have also posted it online for all the world to see. a team of experts
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are we getting more for the obama administration to try to get world support? >> john kerry is having a little more luck than president obama had yesterday at the g-20. the european union has been very skeptical, passing a statement for clear and strong support for international action. but fred, they want to see that u.n. inspectors' report on this chemical incident first. we have our politics in the united states. the europeans have their politics, and this is the kind of horse trading that's going on in capitals. they want a u.n. cover, if you will. so a lot of deals being made. secretary kerry, the united states doesn't really want to go through the u.n. they think russia has been blocking them. they call this russian intransidence and say the world needs to react to these attacks. let's go to the secretary of state, john kerry. >> we haven't been able to respond because one nation keeps vetoing its ability, or two nations, to be able to act. so are we supposed to turn away because the u.n. itself has begun a tool of idealogy or of individual nations and no
are we getting more for the obama administration to try to get world support? >> john kerry is having a little more luck than president obama had yesterday at the g-20. the european union has been very skeptical, passing a statement for clear and strong support for international action. but fred, they want to see that u.n. inspectors' report on this chemical incident first. we have our politics in the united states. the europeans have their politics, and this is the kind of horse trading...
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the obama administration insists that the u.s.' very credibility is at stake here. already the white house has kicked off a high stakes lobbying effort to try to convince congress of the need of military action. in the words of one administration official, they will flood the zone with more calls and meetings with lawmakers scheduled for today. while syria's civil war rage uninterrupted this morning, washington is debating its next move. the president's call for military action faces an uphill battle with skeptical lawmakers. many back early from summer recess for a rare classified briefing sunday. afterward, showing little consensus. >> i think members of congress were divided. >> accountability has to be certain, swift, and severe. >> certainly the mood in the district that i represent is do not do this. >> reporter: still, the white house insists it will step up the pressure. secretary of state john kerry presenting new evidence that sarin gas was used in the deadly attacks. >> bashar al assad now joins a list of adolph hitler and saddam hussein who have used the
the obama administration insists that the u.s.' very credibility is at stake here. already the white house has kicked off a high stakes lobbying effort to try to convince congress of the need of military action. in the words of one administration official, they will flood the zone with more calls and meetings with lawmakers scheduled for today. while syria's civil war rage uninterrupted this morning, washington is debating its next move. the president's call for military action faces an uphill...
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. >> congressional support is growg for the president's plan to -- obama administration tried to convince lawmakers, the president picked up support from john mccain and lindsay graham. many are hesitant, including ndress gres woman jo laufgren. serious prop snigs congress. and we need to do what we're doing before we do it. >> one group disrupted the hearing. >> if t united states of america doesn't do this, senator, is it more or less likely that assad good i it -- does it again. do you want to answer that question? >> i don't think it's no. i thk it's unknown. >> senator, it's not unknown. >> a revised resolution was submitted to the senate barring the usef u.s. ground forces for combat operations in syria. >>racle team usa will start final twoz races behind the opponent aft being penalized today. a jury found team oracle me illegal modifications to catamarans use in previous races and fined $250,000 star wing sail trimmer banned for the series and three others face suspensions the team lost two poin, each race is worth one point, putting the team behind by two before the series begins
. >> congressional support is growg for the president's plan to -- obama administration tried to convince lawmakers, the president picked up support from john mccain and lindsay graham. many are hesitant, including ndress gres woman jo laufgren. serious prop snigs congress. and we need to do what we're doing before we do it. >> one group disrupted the hearing. >> if t united states of america doesn't do this, senator, is it more or less likely that assad good i it -- does it...
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both men once served in the obama administration. also says the country's credibility took a hit when the president drew the red line with syria. then fill to act. the conviction on money laundering charges is overturned to the but a texas appeals court. he was convicted in 2010 for allegedly trying to channel $200,000 in corporate donations to local republicans. sentenced to three years in prison but remain free during the appeals process. >> justices reversed the trial court's decision which means delay cannot be retried. >> a government shutdown is threatened because of disagreements. the government's money runs are at the end of the fiscal year on september 30th. some republicans are demanding the health care lobby defunded. many other republicans including house speaker think that is a bad idea. democrats have rejected it. the nation's borrowing limit is expected to be reached in mid october. republicans have signaled that they want spending cuts and exchange for increasing the debt ceiling. the pope says the roman catholic chur
both men once served in the obama administration. also says the country's credibility took a hit when the president drew the red line with syria. then fill to act. the conviction on money laundering charges is overturned to the but a texas appeals court. he was convicted in 2010 for allegedly trying to channel $200,000 in corporate donations to local republicans. sentenced to three years in prison but remain free during the appeals process. >> justices reversed the trial court's decision...
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a senior member of the obama administration said a brief encounter was too complicated with iranians to deal with at this point. late tuesday, president rouhani had this message to americans in an interview. >> i bring peace and friendship from iranians to americans. >> president barack obama told john kerry to take diplomatic lead on the negotiations. tomorrow the secretary of state will meet iranian counter parts, the highest level negotiation between u.s. and iran about the country's anuclear program. as you can imagine, there's skeptics on capitol hill and israel that say proceed cautiously. >> does the administration believe this is the beginning? >> in the words of an official they believe this is the best chance in years when you look at what came before rouhani. they're skeptical. they know who runs the country. >> the white house clearly left over the door for some sort of meeting at least a hand shake, chance encounter if you will that was going to be set up between president barack obama and the iranian president. was president barack obama snubbed? >> well the white house
a senior member of the obama administration said a brief encounter was too complicated with iranians to deal with at this point. late tuesday, president rouhani had this message to americans in an interview. >> i bring peace and friendship from iranians to americans. >> president barack obama told john kerry to take diplomatic lead on the negotiations. tomorrow the secretary of state will meet iranian counter parts, the highest level negotiation between u.s. and iran about the...
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in washington today for the first time in an open forum, the obama administration will make its case for military action before members of congress. secretary of state and defense secretary to testify in front the senate foreign relations committee on which both men once serve the. the president's plan faces skepticism from both sides. among the foreign policy hawks, republican senators john mccain and lindsey graham who met with the president monday afterwards saying that the white house is developing a better strategy. >> we urged the president to up his game and inform the american people what does it mean if assad wins and the opposition loses? >> reporter: the president's window to make his case is closing. he heads overseas tonight. where he'll try to gain international support. even some russian lawmakers told vladimir putin, they want to come to washington to vote against president obama's plan. and what to watch for over the next several days is members of coming reluctant to support any military action. saying they want better clarity about what it will look like. they want
in washington today for the first time in an open forum, the obama administration will make its case for military action before members of congress. secretary of state and defense secretary to testify in front the senate foreign relations committee on which both men once serve the. the president's plan faces skepticism from both sides. among the foreign policy hawks, republican senators john mccain and lindsey graham who met with the president monday afterwards saying that the white house is...